पञ्चाङ्ग — Washington DC, USA · April 29, 2029 CE

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भगवान् नारद जयन्ती · Bhagavān Nārada JayantīVaishnava
वैशाखी · Baisakhi (Vaiśākhī)Regional

🪷 Today's Bhagavad-Gītā · The Daily Darśana

BG 1.18 · Chapter 1 · अर्जुनविषादयोग · Arjuna-Viṣāda-Yoga

द्रुपदो द्रौपदेयाश्च सर्वशः पृथिवीपते।

सौभद्रश्च महाबाहुः शङ्खान्दध्मुः पृथक्पृथक्।।1.18।।

"1.18 And O King! Drupada, the sons of Droupadi and Soubhadra, the great soldier, blew their conches." — Shri Purohit Swami

→ Enter BG 1.18's full darśana · all 5 English translations + classical ācārya commentaries

तिथि-निर्णय — Calendar Conversions

Lunar Month: Vaiśākha (Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Pakṣa)

Vikram Saṁvat: 2086 Dundubhi

Śaka Saṁvat: 1951 Saumya

Bengali Saṁvat: 1436

Malayalam Era: 1205

Nanakshahi: 560

Solar Month: Mēsha (Cittirai / Vaiśākhī)

Ṛtu (Season): Vasanta (Spring)

पञ्चाङ्ग — Five Limbs

तिथि (Tithi)	Kṛṣṇa Pratipada (16/30)
नक्षत्र (Nakshatra)	Viśākhā Pada 1
योग (Yoga)	Vyatīpāta
करण (Karaṇa)	Kaulava
वार (Vāra)	Ravivāra (Sunday)

सप्त-ग्रह — Seven Grahas (sidereal Lahiri)

Graha	Longitude	Rāśi	Nakshatra
सूर्य Sūrya	14.76°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P1
चन्द्र Candra	203.24°	Tulā	Viśākhā P1
मङ्गल Maṅgala	150.49°	Kanyā	Uttara Phalgunī P2
बुध Budha	31.83°	Vṛṣabha	Kṛttikā P2
गुरु Bṛhaspati	176.18°	Kanyā	Citrā P1
शुक्र Śukra	23.66°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P4
शनि Śani	19.49°	Meṣa	Bharaṇī P2

Washington DC, USA — सूर्य/चन्द्र समय (Solar & Lunar Timings · UTC-5)

Sūryodaya (Sunrise)	05:13 UTC-5
Sūryāsta (Sunset)	18:58 UTC-5
Madhyāhna (Solar Noon)	12:06 UTC-5
Candrodaya (Moonrise)	19:34 UTC-5
Candrāsta (Moonset)	05:45 UTC-5
Dinamāna (Day Duration)	13 Hours 45 Mins 28 Secs
Rātrimāna (Night Duration)	10 Hours 14 Mins 32 Secs

शुभ मुहूर्त — Auspicious Timings

Brahma Muhūrta	03:23 – 04:18
Prātaḥ Sandhyā	04:04 – 05:13
Abhijit Muhūrta	11:38 – 12:33
Vijaya Muhūrta	14:23 – 15:18
Godhūli Muhūrta	18:46 – 19:10
Sāyāhna Sandhyā	18:58 – 19:33
Amṛta Kāla	18:43 – 20:28
Niśīta Muhūrta	23:38 – 00:33

अशुभ काल — Inauspicious Timings (avoid)

Rāhu Kāla	17:15 – 18:58
Yamaganda	12:06 – 13:49
Gulika Kāla	15:32 – 17:15
Varjyam	05:47 – 06:09
Dur Muhūrta	08:25 – 08:53

दिशा शूल — Directional + Vasa

Diśā Śūla (avoid travel): West (Paścim)

Candra Vāsa: North

Rāhu Vāsa: North-East

Ānandādi Yoga: Utpāta (Inauspicious)

Drik Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring) (Drik)

Vedic Ṛtu: Vasanta (Spring)

Drik Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

Vedic Ayana: Uttarāyaṇa

तारा-चन्द्र बल — Tara & Chandra Bala

Favorable Nakshatras (Tara Bala, 15/27):
Aśvinī · Bharaṇī · Kṛttikā · Puṣya · Aśleṣā · Maghā · Pūrva Phalgunī · Uttara Phalgunī · Anurādhā · Jyeṣṭhā · Mūla · Pūrva Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Āṣāḍhā · Uttara Bhādrapadā · Revatī

Favorable Rāśis (Chandra Bala, 6/12):
Meṣa · Karka · Siṃha · Tulā · Dhanu · Mīna

चौघड़िया — Choghaḍiyā Day Windows

Day-1 Udveg	05:13 – 06:56 (inauspicious)
Day-2 Chala	06:56 – 08:39 (neutral)
Day-3 Labha	08:39 – 10:22 (auspicious)
Day-4 Amṛta	10:22 – 12:06 (auspicious)
Day-5 Kāla	12:06 – 13:49 (inauspicious)
Day-6 Śubha	13:49 – 15:32 (auspicious)
Day-7 Roga	15:32 – 17:15 (inauspicious)
Day-8 Udveg	17:15 – 18:58 (inauspicious)

Choghaḍiyā Night Windows

Night-1 Śubha	18:58 – 20:15 (auspicious)
Night-2 Roga	20:15 – 21:32 (inauspicious)
Night-3 Udveg	21:32 – 22:49 (inauspicious)
Night-4 Chala	22:49 – 00:06 (neutral)
Night-5 Labha	00:06 – 01:22 (auspicious)
Night-6 Amṛta	01:22 – 02:39 (auspicious)
Night-7 Kāla	02:39 – 03:56 (inauspicious)
Night-8 Śubha	03:56 – 05:13 (auspicious)

Coordinates

Latitude: 38.9072°

Longitude: -77.0369°

Timezone: UTC+-5

आज की यात्रा — Today's Walk

🚶 Sūrya Walk (सूर्य यात्रा)

6 steps · graha walk
Ravivāra (Sunday) — its presiding graha's walk.

Self-illumination + BG 4.1 (Sun-lineage of Gītā transmission).

🌌 Cosmic-Historical Resonance

Today's Kṛṣṇa Pratipada + Viśākhā alignment also occurred on:

-0562-04-11 — Bhagavān Buddha's birth at Lumbinī (same Viśākhā)

Cosmic Time

Kali Year	5131
Ahargaṇa (days from Kali epoch)	1873790.27
Julian Day	2462255.770833
Ayanamsa (Lahiri)	24.2626°
Sun-Moon angle (elongation)	188.36°

🪷 Provenance & Methodology
Substrate: Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta
Method: Sūrya Siddhānta + Bhāskara-II iterative manda + Kerala-school (Mādhava-Nīlakaṇṭha) evection + variation + annual equation
Tier-2 city localization: spherical astronomy + Lahiri ayanamsa (24.2626°), declination 14.50°, EoT 2.64 min · verified ±1 min vs Drikpanchang
Lineage: Bhṛgu → Vyāsa → Āryabhaṭa → Brahmagupta → Bhāskara II → Mādhava → Parameśvara → Nīlakaṇṭha → Vidhyamitra Sūrya-Siddhānta substrate
Access: Self-hosted substrate · the deployed website IS the public offering · source not distributed
Computed for: 2029-04-29 (deterministic · request-time stamp removed for cache-friendliness)